I Realized That Even Though Hirano Said That He Would Go With Kagiura To Hatsumoude, They Actually Dont

I realized that even though hirano said that he would go with kagiura to hatsumoude, they actually don’t go together next year. In a sasamiya extra, it is revealed that kagi actually gets sick so hirano goes with sasaki instead.

Also hirano and his love for yakitori (it’s mentioned both times he goes to hatsumoude)

them being cool

and them being happy dummies

Some thoughts about chapter 21!

Hirano wonders if kagi even enjoys touching him? I think that’s what this line of referring to (correct me if I’m wrong)

Hirano reacts to kagi asking to touch him!! Before he would would be indifferent to the touching, but after ch 20, he’s starting to view kagi differently

Compare this to ch 16 where he expresses that he feels nothing when touching

I’m really glad that hirano is asking for the 10 seconds as well, it shows that this is something he wants as well. (Also a relationship of equals) But more importantly, I didn’t expect him to think this far ahead?? I didn’t expect him to consider if kagi could be his boyfriend??

Hiranos previous thought about kagi not enjoying the 10 seconds touch was shut down after kagi explicitly stated that he loves touching him.

This panel reminds me of the panel in chapter 15. Both of these take place after the 10 second touch too.

I’m so excited for hirakagi date arc!! But on a side note, wouldn’t it make more sense if it was an overwhelmed hirano and not a underwhelmed hirano?

As always thanks to the translation team for translating the chapters ily!!

Preciousmetalshipping for the ship ask? :3

Oh boy I got multiple asks for preciousmetal and uh. This is probably going to be a bit harsh

Rating: 1

Do I ship it: No

Why don't I ship it: I think preciousmetal is the source of a lot of the fanon characterizations of Gold and Silver. People like to push it into the sunshine hero/grumpy rival trope, when it doesn't fit at all, and I'll explain here

Silver is a lot less of a dick than Gold is and has a much stronger moral compass. While he seems unapproachable especially in GSC, it's because of his main flaw, how he only makes room in his life for the mission he's assigned himself and ignores everything else, including his friends and personal wellbeing, something he's started to work on in HGSS. Silver isn't grumpy or a dick, he's just too focused for his own good.

We also see Silver save civilians every time out of a sense of duty, while half the time Gold saves people explicitly because he wants the recognition and throws a fit when Silver gets there first. Silver is not the grumpy rival; he is composed of waters that run much deeper than that.

As for Gold, I feel like people try to explain his actions by giving him an inferiority complex or a sad backstory, but I don't think think that's how he's best read. Gold's life is perfect and he gets by by being luckier than god in every situation. The universe bends to make sure Gold doesn't experience the consequences of his actions. He's the opposite of Silver in that regard, who has had to struggle all his life. Silver wanted to beat Pryce and get revenge, but Gold was the one who followed him into the rift and beat him. Silver canonically dreamed of going home to a perfect sunlit house just like Gold's, and instead he got a mafia king dad and a new endless mission to destroy his father's organization. They're opposites, but not in the way people like to make them out to be.

I think Gold and Silver would get on each other's nerves if they spent time together, and that's great! I love fics that make them roommates, and they have probably the most interesting platonic relationship in the series with how they push each other's buttons in just the right way. But for it to work romantically, Gold especially would have to mature a lot to make it a healthy relationship, when that's not going tp happen. There's no tragic backstory for Gold, and that's the point: he's just like that, which is what makes him such a good foil to Silver. And I doubt Silver would put in the effort when in all likelihood he finds Gold annoying. But when Gold, Silver, and Crystal are together, they balance each other out. That's why queerplatonic gsc is king

tl;dr Shipping Gold and Silver romantically ignores one of the most interesting platonic relationships in the series and fanonizes the fan perception of the characters

What would get me to ship it (romantically): If they were entirely different characters, or maybe if their platonic relationship was less interesting

How I would want them to get together: I'm a huge fan of the idea that Gold gets a bachelor pad and Silver moves in with him at Green's urging, since she thinks staying in one place and being around people would be good for his mission complex, and Silver gets bugged by Gold at first who is delighted at having someone to bug, but from now having people in his life constantly Silver eventually gains the worldview that destroying team rocket isn't all that matters and chooses to be with his friends

Song that reminds me of it: Nice to Meet Ya by Niall Horan, Cooler than Me by Mike Posner, The Last of the Real Ones by Fall Out Boy, The Black and White by The Band Camino, Love Don't Die by The Fray, and Lethal Combination by The Wombats

Any other unpopular opinions: I also want to point out the stark difference between original and preciousmetal. With Red and Blue, we watch their relationship evolve from dislike to healthy respect to friends to best friends to whatever Blue implies in XY. But Gold and Silver's relationship never moves past utility, so they only interact when they need something from each other, like to save the world. And considering who they are as people (Gold especially,) it would take a lot for it to evolve past that into genuine closeness when there's an antagonistic element to their relationship with how their personalities mash. Idk, I just don't get why people like it

rubies and sapphires from when i binge read rs and emerald arcs a couple weeks ago